Pataxó language
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Pataxó or Pataxó Hã-Ha-Hãe is an extinct
native language of Brazil
formally spoken by the Pataxó people of the Bahía
region and Minas Gerais, Pôsto Paraguassu in Itabuna municipality. It is unclassified
. The 2,950 individuals in the Pataxó
tribe now speak Portuguese
. Pataxó Hã-Ha-Hãe was also known as Patashó, Pataxi, and Pataxó-Hãhaãi.
Extinct language
An extinct language is a language that no longer has any speakers., or that is no longer in current use. Extinct languages are sometimes contrasted with dead languages, which are still known and used in special contexts in written form, but not as ordinary spoken languages for everyday communication...
native language of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
formally spoken by the Pataxó people of the Bahía
Bahia
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
region and Minas Gerais, Pôsto Paraguassu in Itabuna municipality. It is unclassified
Unclassified language
Unclassified languages are languages whose genetic affiliation has not been established by means of historical linguistics. If this state of affairs continues after significant study of the language and efforts to relate it to other languages, as in the case of Basque, it is termed a language...
. The 2,950 individuals in the Pataxó
Pataxó
The Pataxó are a native tribe in Bahia, Brazil with a population of about 2,790 individuals. They once spoke the Pataxó Hã-Ha-Hãe language, but now speak Portuguese.-External links:*...
tribe now speak Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
. Pataxó Hã-Ha-Hãe was also known as Patashó, Pataxi, and Pataxó-Hãhaãi.